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oral
adj. verbal, spoken; of or pertaining to the mouth; taken or administered by the mouth (Medicine); (Psychoanalysis) understood or experienced through the mouth (of a stage in childhood development)
 
n. spoken exam, test in which the answers are not written


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Oral
The term oral (Latin roughly through the mouth, to the mouth, or relating to the oral cavity) may be used as an adjective referring to the mouth, as in oral sex or oral hygiene. Other uses include: In linguistics:Oral, a noun, indicating spoken communication, as in oral tradition, "oral exam," or oral history.
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oral
Noun
1. an examination conducted by word of mouth
(synonym) oral exam, oral examination, viva voce, viva
(hypernym) examination, exam, test
Adjective
1. using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement"
(synonym) unwritten
(similar) spoken
2. of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth; "oral hygiene"; "an oral thermometer"; "an oral vaccine"
(pertainym) mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris
3. of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located; "the oral cavity"; "the oral mucous membrane"; "the oral surface of a starfish"
(antonym) aboral
(similar) buccal
(classification) anatomy, general anatomy
4. a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression
(antonym) anal
(classification) psychoanalysis, analysis, depth psychology


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oral
adv. orally, in an oral manner, by way of the mouth; by memory; verbally, using words
 
adj. oral, of or pertaining to the mouth; taken or administered by the mouth (Medicine); verbal, spoken

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oral
adj. oral, verbal, vocal
 
oral (m)
n. oral, viva voce

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